title: [Specifics of blood flow in the main portal vein in correlation with patterns of hepatic neoplasia].
abstract: We examined 121 patients with solid hepatic masses and 62 healthy volunteers with Doppler ultrasonography. Blood flow in the main portal vein was identified as ante-or retrograde. Hepatofugal blood flow was detected in 3 patients with primary tumors and in 2 with hemangiomas. Arterio-portal fistula was diagnosed in all angiographic findings. In most cases of malignant tumors. Blood flow volume in the main portal vein was either normal or excessive. Our evidence may be instrumental in working out therapeutic strategies for hepatic tumors.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Prozorovskiĭ
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Pruchanskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011168:Portal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000503:physiopathology*